Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

567 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS i kt-ma~rrGEH~~UL t county 4i8. DcOltUl', Attorney iZonorab1.e TQJ Vo%~~rey ~Otltity wXB8 COO? s1rr (3plnlon RO. o-we3 Bat .dm ther or no iateadeot of aleoted to 8UO n8xt ga appoint In. W88 a time reoblred io0 On the bbOVe 8UbjOOt: hrtfah t6W, V t&d Com:i88loner8 Goourt (a,gGOf 8ObOl~8tiO O*dfaC: 8OhOl88tia otidr for the eleot5on r 8 term of four (4) y e P r 8, . l l '8 Ani.otmted Civil Satutht rote of the xerabero of 8aid court, preoeat and rotlaf, 8nd the porron ahoren ahell hold 0rfm until the next gw3erel *leaZion.” (U&dOI’8OOrin~ oU’8) 568 SsOtiOn 39 Of Art1016 id Of th0 TUXnJ&8OJ OOJ- JtikrtiOa prOVid48 JJ fOllO%xJi *la sll sleotioar to fill vro*asies of offioo ia tbla Stste, it shsll bs to fiU the UtAVXQtTtlat4TA Ollly.. Ia the aam of ldok8 v. our1 rt 81.. 86 5. u. W8, (alv. Apg. - error nfus&) wherein a41 lp ;9intvmo was tade by she ootettir to ffll 8 taom~o~ & thh dlrtriot Ju&e*r oifioe, 8sd St the Aext gemrsL 4loatioJ 8814 rp~.olaiee ~8 dtrlr slroted to ssld offioe, bath suob sqollntaeot rrarl eleo- tlon ooourriag during the four yorr two of tie original la- oumbeat rpo 04~806 tk raooaoy Jail prior to 8h4 y4Jr b +hiob wid tert esu14 bsro expired ff a0 mosaoy OOOarr4U, sad the westion eroao es to rthethor aistrlot tb4JttUatbs41apptatod 4~8 llaotob fcr 8 aeu four yerr tofa or nnrrly ror the un- lxgir*d portloa 0r tha tbam of tbm origlzul iawmbeat rho oaa8Jd the TJO8noy, the oourt held, ha 8ub8bsaas, the& ia via of tha ~0~4titutlon81 pro~oas (300. eb of Art. S, providing foi filliag or Joah V448JOi4J by tile oonraor ua- til tb. MXt rnooradimg &4tUW81 414Ot&Xl, Jab 340. 89 O? 4rtiols '3s lFia6 8J JEW0 u 1 WbfOrS) thS% 8UOh sleotloa ds’f?further fill tbr E&o, in a814 Office rlrd bbt~artd rpv ~48 lleote6 to Sill only thi aa: i lxglr*d t4rm 0r the orl&isl lnoplpkat aw.~~ing the *eoaaoy - that is, satil the gener81 lleatloa idea t&# origin81 &k- oua&ent*r ttmt xould hste erglrsb 5X no V808~0~ had oodurred. Thl~ bei~og tbo lsw, vs are oonetrrlned to bold that if suoh County .%&Wtateadeub of Fublio lnstruotioa@snsleo- cod dorlq th8 term 0r orfiae for whiob the prsdessJsor ~48 elected to hold, end ruab lbetioa be- held prior to tbb yeur la wbioh ssid gredeowso?*r term would brvs srpiY8d it ao V8UWiOJ~ hsd ooaPrro4, tbsa 8sid Oouoty 3uperlntsadsat uould bs oleokd osll for the an6zrire6 portbn of deld ~rJdJOb88Or’J 64-1 00 tb OtbJr had, if J&id bOU.lIty %R4r- iatwleot of Publio fnstruotloa ware elected durln the par irtwhloh 8Jla predeoe8aor~J tarm teoull hare oxp -r;*d ir 8~8 traraay hod oaoar;e&, thss suob Supsrl.ateadrat rould k elsoted for 8 ruii fotlr yesr two es prorid b raid Art. P688, eatprO* tar illu8traioat if A were alao L a ror s , * iour year tbm beglnnin6 with tha Jaar 1341. and lndlng 1~1th the rear 1944, 6n4 A lwi@bd OS otheru?86 I VeeanO ~6 emoted in *aoh orri44 in 1948 before tbe goner81 lI eation and B wore duly appointed tbareto a54 cleated in the g454r41 llb OtiOn Of 1948, the5 B *oUi4 b0 liOOted Onlyr Or tb UQ- 4xg;rod term of A, i, e., 9.8 term woul.4 expire alth tha yew 19448 h o wo ver , if B mr e l g o into to till l va o a no y In AQr orrio lrt4r the g*Mral 0 go otion 0r 19412, rnd B w0re rleoteb to muoh 0m04 et tti next gmmxl ll*otioa in 1944, then B would be elaoted iOr I its11 roux' year term begianing Sanasry 1, 194s. Kot hrtln# all the neo esr a r r f8o t8 b efo r e u a So r l o~to~or~oe~l 4*terminatioa of our Gne8tlon, we trrist thi8 will eneble potr to .pplJ tho L w heroin @Ivan to your OQ psrtioulor iaot lituetio n. BYRobert L. Lat~lmo~, fr., .